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ocean floor topography

...rock mass known as the Canadian Shield. The topography of the floor of the gulf can be subdivided into several sections. First of all, there are the deepest zones: the St. Lawrence Channel and the
Mingan Passage, whose orientation is toward the southeast, and the Eskimo Channel, running to the southwest. Together, these channels occupy approximately one-quarter of the total area of the gulf....